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Elizabeth Barrett Browning

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Elizabeth Barrett Browning


Born
in Durham, England, The United Kingdom
March 06, 1806

Died
June 29, 1861

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Elizabeth Barrett Browning was one of the most respected poets of the Victorian era.

Born in County Durham, the eldest of 12 children, Browning was educated at home. She wrote poetry from around the age of six and this was compiled by her mother, comprising what is now one of the largest collections extant of juvenilia by any English writer. At 15 Browning became ill, suffering from intense head and spinal pain for the rest of her life, rendering her frail. She took laudanum for the pain, which may have led to a lifelong addiction and contributed to her weak health.

In the 1830s Barrett's cousin John Kenyon introduced her to prominent literary figures of the day such as William Wordsworth, Mary Russell Mitford, Samuel Taylor Coleridge; Alfred
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“How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach”
Elizabeth Barrett Browning

“You're something between a dream and a miracle.”
Elizabeth Barrett Browning

“How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.”
Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Selected Poems

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